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threading — Thread-Based Parallelism

Threads for I/O-bound concurrency.

Overview

Threads for I/O-bound concurrency.

Quick Example

  t = threading.Thread(target=work); t.start()

When to Use

Use this module when you need built-in support without adding third-party dependencies.

Common Tasks

Read the official docs: docs.python.org/3/library/threading.html
Combine with related modules in the Cookbook
Prefer stdlib before reaching for PyPI packages

See Also

subprocess — Subprocess Management

Run external commands safely.

multiprocessing — Process-Based Parallelism

Bypass the GIL with processes.